After Peter Paul Rubens, Christ On The Way To Calvary

After Peter Paul Rubens, Christ On The Way To CalvaryThis early 20th century oil on canvas is a study of an altarpiece by Peter Paul Rubens (1577 1640), which he produced for the church of Sint Peter en Pauluskerk in Flanders (Belgium). Today, the original resides in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels. Over the years, numerous artists have travelled across Europe to study the old masters. Here, we see the artist considering composition and tone. Absent of detail, they focus on the muscular forms

Late Summer sun radiates behind a dense copse while a mother and child rest in a nearby field

The results were mixed with many visitors mocking the works as sub-standard and ludicrous

and also under Léon Bonnat (1833-1922)

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Art critic John Ruskin was adamant that

with strong horizontals in the foreground

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Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 27” x 38” / 69cm x 96cmYear of creation: 1945Condition: Artwork presents well

was known as a traditional working-class neighbourhood

itinerant Romani people (referred to as ‘nomads’ or ‘gypsies’) were often held within internment camps by either the French or German authorities

when this was created

Richard Wilkinson